Thursday, February 11, 2016

Today, I have with me up-and-coming NASCAR superstar Brooke
Bradley who it has been said, races like a jackrabbit on Ritalin. She also
happens to be my girlfriend. Brooke, how are you today?

I’m excellent, Jesse.
How are you?

Spectacular. Now, every since you hit the NASCAR circuit six
weeks ago, you’ve been spinning heads and breaking hearts. I’d like to give the
fans what they want, which is to know a little bit more about you. You ready?

I was born ready.

All right then, let’s start with the hard-hitting stuff.
What’s your favorite food?

Hmmm… there’s so many
to choose from, but I’d have to say tacos.

Favorite ice cream?

You know that one
already.

Spumoni?

[Laughing] No,
strawberry.

Indy 500 or Daytona 500?

Daytona, of course.
Hometown represent!

Ford or Chevy?

Chevy. No question.

If you could go any place in the world, where would you go?

New Zealand.

New Zealand?

Yeah, it looks
gorgeous.

What’s your favorite thing to do in the summertime, besides
racing cars?

Surfing.

What’s one thing not many people know about you?

I’m dyslexic.

Who’s your hero?

Danica Patrick. And my dad. Now it’s your
turn, Jesse Copeland. What do you do when you’re not racing cars?

Hang out by the beach with my hot girlfriend.

Who’s your hero?

My father, #67, the late, great Phillip Copeland.

Long live the
Conqueror. If you could be any superhero, who would it be?

Hmmm…I’d have to say Batman because of his sweet ride.

And if you could have
one wish, what would it be? And don’t say wish for more wishes.

I’d wish for you and me to be together forever.

[kissing sounds]

One more question:
what are you going to do after this interview?

I’m going to take my baby to get Mexican, order salsa that’s
way too hot for me and pretend I can handle it.

Eighteen-year-old
Jesse Copeland learns of a local car race sponsored by his father's nemesis,
Shep Bradley, and the prize money might be enough to keep his family from
losing their home—if he can win.

Brooke,
Shep’s daughter, is also aiming to compete, with or without her father’s
approval. She’ll do whatever it takes to persuade Jesse to make her car race
ready.Both are driven, both are risk-takers, and soon it’s more than
engines getting fired up. Jesse tells himself their relationship is strictly
business, until it isn’t.

Can two star-crossed lovers overcome a family feud as old as Ford vs. Chevy, or
will the competition become too explosive for these racing hearts?

Book
Two:

See you at the finish line…

With
the big race weeks away, eighteen-year-old Jesse Copeland struggles to keep his
head in the game and his hands off his smoking hot competition. But when Brooke
reveals a secret that could destroy Jesse’s family, it sends him into a
tailspin of self-doubt.

Jesse must pull himself together if he hopes to have a shot at the prize money,
save his home, and win the heart of the girl he loves.

Can these two competitors overcome the sins of their fathers or will a shadowed
history destroy their dreams forever?

Author Bio:Laura Lascarso aims to inspire more questions
than answers in her young adult fiction. Her debut novel COUNTING BACKWARDS,
which deals with mental illness, was awarded the Florida Book Award gold medal
for YA lit in 2012. Her most recent novel, RACING HEARTS, tells the story of
two star-crossed lovers set in Daytona Beach, the mecca of motorsports, and has
been described as a Romeo & Juliet on wheels.

She
lives in North Florida with her husband, two children and a menagerie of
animals.

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